Known as the “First Lady of Song” and the “Queen of Jazz”, Ella Fitzgerald was an American Jazz vocal powerhouse. She had complete mastery over three octaves in her vocal range! Some of her most famous songs are “Summertime”, “Dream a Little Dream of Me”, and “Cheek to Cheek”.

Throughout her career, Ella Fitzgerald sold over 40 million album copies, won 13 Grammy awards, and was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Ronald Reagan and the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George H. W. Bush.

Legendary songstress Ella Fitzgerald died on June 15, 1996 in her home in Beverly Hills, California.